Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Pyrotechnic Devices (A&D)

Castelion Corporation; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Castelion is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own processes for igniters and pyrotechnic devices across our Midland, TX and New Mexico ramp. You’ll drive scalable production, ensure safety and quality, and collaborate with Design, Automation, Quality, and Test teams to deliver high-rate manufacturing for defense systems.

You’ll lead process improvements, tool definitions, and SOPs while supporting NPI and process validations as we scale production capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Aerospace or related field.
• 7+ years manufacturing engineering experience, including energy/pyrotechnic devices.
• Experience scaling prototypes to full-rate production in aerospace/defense.

Responsibilities

• Own development and optimization of igniter and pyrotechnic manufacturing processes.
• Drive DFM/ DFA, PFMEA, control plans, and SPC to improve yield and reduce costs.
• Author explosives SOPs and support hazard analyses and site planning.
• Implement ESD controls and safe handling for sensitive components.
• Define inspection strategies including radiographic and bridgewire tests.
• Support NPI and design changes with manufacturing input and first article inspections.
• Collaborate with Automation to deploy robotics, vision, and MES tools.
• Maintain work instructions, training materials, and nonconformance disposition.

Skills

CAD (SolidWorks or NX)

GD&T

Process documentation

Nonconformance disposition

Explosives safety knowledge

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in relevant engineering

Tools

CAD

Quality tools

DFMEA / PFMEA

Job description

Castelion is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own processes for igniters and pyrotechnic devices across our Midland, TX and New Mexico ramp. You’ll drive scalable production, ensure safety and quality, and collaborate with Design, Automation, Quality, and Test teams to deliver high-rate manufacturing for defense systems.

You’ll lead process improvements, tool definitions, and SOPs while supporting NPI and process validations as we scale production capacity.